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New Oehler 35P, New skyscreen rail, First Test Data
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1173427" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I have the Pact PC2, and have had for a very, very long time now. Right after buying it a shooting buddy a deal on the Ohler 35. I think he had a 33 or else another guy we shot with did (I'm getting old, and this is close to twenty years now. When I bought the Pact, it was the new kid on the block, and nobody (literally) had ever seen one. I bought the optional rail mount at the same time, and range setup was a breeze. The 35 was a pain in the butt, but I later fixed this for Doug. Then it was a ten minute job at the max. The new mount for the 35 cut the spread in half, but at the same time there was less than six or seven FPS difference between the two systems. Never, of course knowing which unit was correct. The 33 was all over the place, but think most of that was from the Ohler mount moving all over the place. Keep in mind that we ran the Pact and the 35 in a tandem setup, rather than mount everything on the same rail (we were not interested in running anykind of a comparison by the way). Each unit had it pluses and minuses, and I'd been happy with either one. Thru the years I could probably count less than ten miss reads on the Pact, and yes we saw them on the Ohlers as well. A few guys have had problems with the Pact in low light; I never have. Yet when I first got it and was learning how it works; I saw problems when shooting thru it in extreme bright like at noon. I made a slight revision with the sky screens. I put tin foil ontop of the bridge over the screens. Helped a lot. Then later removed the tin foil and replaced it with a grey / gold mylar film that computer circuit boards are shipped in. That was what it needed! </p><p></p><p>For me (anyway) aligning the light bar to the barrel has always been a PIA! Didn't matter if it was a Pact or the Ohler. I made A laser affair with a target, and it worked. Yet in very bright light I still had trouble seeing the line. I tried a string with a line level, and it was a cheap fix. No more accurate than the laser, but still got me there. I do think I could have worked a little harder with the laser, and got better results. I was after the idea of getting the bullet centered thru the screens. I honestly think this gives a better idea on what's going on. Of course this is the one serious advantage the Magneto Speed has over the others. </p><p></p><p>When I bought the Pact, they and RCBS had touted a future software system that would allow the user to simply down load all the data into a note book PC. A year and a half later I asked them where the firm ware update was at. They said there seemed to be zero interest in the shooting community, and I was the first guy to ask about it.</p><p>They missed out on that one! Even a simple SD card would have worked.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1173427, member: 25383"] I have the Pact PC2, and have had for a very, very long time now. Right after buying it a shooting buddy a deal on the Ohler 35. I think he had a 33 or else another guy we shot with did (I'm getting old, and this is close to twenty years now. When I bought the Pact, it was the new kid on the block, and nobody (literally) had ever seen one. I bought the optional rail mount at the same time, and range setup was a breeze. The 35 was a pain in the butt, but I later fixed this for Doug. Then it was a ten minute job at the max. The new mount for the 35 cut the spread in half, but at the same time there was less than six or seven FPS difference between the two systems. Never, of course knowing which unit was correct. The 33 was all over the place, but think most of that was from the Ohler mount moving all over the place. Keep in mind that we ran the Pact and the 35 in a tandem setup, rather than mount everything on the same rail (we were not interested in running anykind of a comparison by the way). Each unit had it pluses and minuses, and I'd been happy with either one. Thru the years I could probably count less than ten miss reads on the Pact, and yes we saw them on the Ohlers as well. A few guys have had problems with the Pact in low light; I never have. Yet when I first got it and was learning how it works; I saw problems when shooting thru it in extreme bright like at noon. I made a slight revision with the sky screens. I put tin foil ontop of the bridge over the screens. Helped a lot. Then later removed the tin foil and replaced it with a grey / gold mylar film that computer circuit boards are shipped in. That was what it needed! For me (anyway) aligning the light bar to the barrel has always been a PIA! Didn't matter if it was a Pact or the Ohler. I made A laser affair with a target, and it worked. Yet in very bright light I still had trouble seeing the line. I tried a string with a line level, and it was a cheap fix. No more accurate than the laser, but still got me there. I do think I could have worked a little harder with the laser, and got better results. I was after the idea of getting the bullet centered thru the screens. I honestly think this gives a better idea on what's going on. Of course this is the one serious advantage the Magneto Speed has over the others. When I bought the Pact, they and RCBS had touted a future software system that would allow the user to simply down load all the data into a note book PC. A year and a half later I asked them where the firm ware update was at. They said there seemed to be zero interest in the shooting community, and I was the first guy to ask about it. They missed out on that one! Even a simple SD card would have worked. gary [/QUOTE]
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